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The elder millennial 1w ago

Hi Lyn here is something that could stop the trian aka fiscal dominance . Peak oil and its drag on economy growth

The elder millennial 1w ago

I’m an elder millennial.

I did what I was told.

Work. Save. Be responsible.

Now I’m told the solution is

riskier assets, longer mortgages, and more debt.

That’s not progress.

That’s a system admitting failure.

The elder millennial 1w ago

The future isn’t flying cars.

It’s whether money still means anything.

AI, crypto, and politics don’t matter

if the unit of account is broken.

Fix the money—or nothing else sticks.

Repost if you’re thinking long-term. #bitcoin #gold #silver

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based rob

It started in 1913, with the. Federal Reserve.

The elder millennial 1w ago

What was before that ? Gold more specifically a gold standard

The elder millennial 1w ago

Money is a claim on energy.

Debt is a claim on future energy.

What happens when energy gets more expensive?

The elder millennial 1w ago

Money is a claim on energy.

Debt is a claim on future energy.

What happens when energy gets more expensive?

The elder millennial 1w ago

Inflation didn’t start with corporate greed.

It started when we decided deficits don’t matter.

If prices feel fake, the money probably is.

⚡️ Zap if this matches your experience #bitcoin #gold #silver

The elder millennial 1w ago

Nothing Stops This Train: How America Is Quietly Inflating Away Its Future

For years, millions of Americans have been told that the reason they’re falling behind is because of someone else. Immigrants are taking jobs. China stole our factories. Foreign countries are ripping us off. These explanations are emotionally powerful, and they tap into real anger—but they don’t explain the full picture.

Because here’s the uncomfortable truth: even Americans who never lost their jobs, never moved overseas, and never competed with foreign labor are still losing ground. Their paychecks don’t stretch as far. Their savings don’t buy what they used to. Retirement feels further away every year.

The problem isn’t just globalization or immigration. The problem is the money itself.

In Broken Money, macro analyst Lyn Alden repeatedly uses a phrase that perfectly describes our situation: “Nothing stops this train.” She’s referring to government debt, deficits, and fiscal stimulus—but the phrase applies to something bigger. Once a nation reaches this level of debt, the political system has very few real options left.

Raising taxes dramatically would be political suicide. Cutting spending meaningfully would collapse programs that tens of millions now depend on. Defaulting outright would destroy trust in the U.S. financial system. That leaves one option—the quiet one.

Inflate the debt away.

When people hear that phrase, they imagine chaos: the 1970s, double-digit inflation, gas lines, or even hyperinflation like Weimar Germany. But that’s not what this looks like today. This is not a sudden explosion. This is a slow burn.

Think 3 to 5 percent inflation, year after year. Not high enough to panic the public. Not dramatic enough to dominate headlines. Just high enough to steadily reduce the real value of government debt while most people barely notice what’s happening.

But they feel it.

Groceries cost more, but wages lag behind. Rent rises faster than savings. Healthcare and insurance eat a bigger share of income. Retirement projections quietly stop working unless markets keep booming. This isn’t accidental—it’s how the system is designed to function when debt reaches this scale.

From the government’s perspective, it’s the path of least resistance. Old debts get paid back with cheaper dollars. Deficits look manageable in nominal terms. Politicians don’t have to vote for painful reforms. The Federal Reserve doesn’t have to announce anything dramatic. The system just…continues.

Nothing stops the train.

This is why so many fights in American politics feel endless and unresolved. Immigration becomes a flashpoint because wages are already under pressure. Trade becomes a villain because domestic production has been hollowed out for decades. But these are symptoms, not the disease.

Factories didn’t leave America because American workers suddenly became lazy or unproductive. They left because cheap money rewarded financial engineering over real production. It became more profitable to borrow, offshore, and buy back stock than to invest in American labor and long-term manufacturing. Wall Street adapted. Main Street paid the price.

This is also why asset owners thrive while workers fall behind. Stocks, real estate, and scarce assets inflate faster than wages. Those closest to money creation benefit first. Those paid in wages benefit last—if at all. It’s a quiet wealth transfer, happening in slow motion.

MAGA voters are right to feel that the system is rigged. They’re right to feel that the middle class has been sacrificed. Where the movement often goes wrong is who it blames.

The biggest transfer of wealth in modern American history didn’t happen at the border or overseas. It happened through monetary policy—through decades of debt expansion, deficit spending, and currency debasement that rewarded leverage and punished savings.

America First should mean more than flags and slogans. It should mean a system that rewards work, thrift, production, and long-term thinking. A strong nation requires strong money—money that holds value, disciplines government excess, and protects the purchasing power of the people who earn it.

Until we confront the reality of broken money, every political argument will circle the same drain. We’ll fight over symptoms while the underlying system remains untouched.

The train keeps moving.

And the longer we pretend not to see it, the harder it will be to stop.

https://blossom.primal.net/9fe231b8284b9ea7d4b941df9ee479f1a1bd4989d962377f51f1e5385d2f359e.mp4